Panoramic myrioscope



Patented July I2, I898. A PETERSON PANORAMIC MYRIOSCOPE.

(Appheatlou filed No" 6, 1897.)

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No. 607,074. Patented luly I2, I898.

A. PETERSON. PANOBAMIC MYRIOSCDPE.

(Application filed Nov 6, 1897.)

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'rn 'rns j ADOLPHUS PETERSON, OF LANSDOVVNE, PENNSYLVANIA.

PANORAMIC MYRIOSCOPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 607,074, dated July 12, 1898.

Original application filed January 16, 1897. Serial No. 619,451. Divided and this application filed November 6,1897. Serial N0.657,669.1 (Nomodel-l To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADOLPHUS PETERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lansdowne, in the county of Delaware and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Panoramic Myrioscopes, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to a new and useful improvement in exhibitors for displaying figured fabricssuch as wall-paper, carpets, or the like-and is what I prefer to term a panoramic myrioscope, and is intended as a division upon application Serial No. 619,451, now upon file in the United States Patent Office. Its object is to provide a convenient means whereby the largest number of samples may be displayed in the smallest space and time without occupying any permanent floor or counter space, and the construction is such that it may be put into active use in any convenient locality at any time for immediate exhibition and afterward folded compactly to gether and removed out of the way or placed against awall or other support without injury to any of its parts, so improving on the construction heretofore in use as to greatly increase its utility.

Another advantage of my invention is to arrange so that the belt of samples in passing beneath the sides of the mirror-box will come close to the edge of the mirrors in order to avoid the appearance of an open line of light in the reflection of the pattern at the bottom of the box and without catching against the edges of said mirrors while traveling under the same.

With these ends in view this invention con-- sists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, and then specifically designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, the construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanyin g drawings, forming apart of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective of one form of my improvement, showing it adjusted for use; Fig. 2, a similar view illustrating the manner of folding the same, whereby it may be used as an ordinary mirror; Fig. 3, a section of the device, illustrating the manner of supporting the mirror-box in a horizontal position by attaching one member of the easel to the wall or other convenient object; Fig. 4, a crosssection of a form of mirror-box in which the drums for the continuous belt are arranged upon the sides thereof; and Fig. 5, a section at the line a; a: of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow.

In carrying out my present invention I provide a collapsible stand consisting of the members A and B, of which A is made larger and hinged to B at C, after the manner of an easel. These two membersmay be held in any suitable adjustment relative to each other by means of the bar D, which is pivoted atE to the member A and attached to the member B by the thumb-screwF passing through the slot G, formed in said bar, so that it is only necessary to set the members at a proper angle to each otherand manipulate the screw F to bind the bar D against movement. When this has been accomplished, it is obvious that the stand may be placed in any suitable 1ocality without reference to any other support.

- Suitable cross-pieces H are utilized for bracing the member 13, while the member A has secured thereon the bottom board I, which serves the same purpose and also forms the bottom of the mirror-box, as hereinafter set forth.

The sides J of the mirror-box are hinged at K to the member A in such manner that they may be folded inward, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, but when adjusted to active position will stand at right angles to the bottom board, as shown in Fig. 1, these sides having mirrors L secured upon their inner surfaces, so as to bring about multiple reflection of the pattern passing therebetween, and their inner edges are raised above the back board for the free passage of the sample-belt.

M and N are the end sections of the mirrorbox and are hinged at O and P to the member A, so as to swing outward, andhave secured upon their inner surfaces the mirrors Q and R. IIooks S are provided for securing the sides and ends of the mirror-box in place when in active adjustment, and when so secured it will be seen that a rectangular box is formed with an open top, and when the stand is located as shown in Fig. 1 a direct line of observation may be had within the box, so that a pattern drawn over the bottom board, as hereinafter set forth, may be directly and plainly seen, and yet by standing sidewise and looking at either of the mirrors the reflection of the pattern will be shown multiplied indefinitely, as is well understood.

The end sections M and N of the mirror-box are so hinged that their lower edges do not come into immediate contact with the bottom board, and grooves or channels are cutupon the outside of these lower edges in such manner as to accommodate the guide-rolls T, immediately in the rear of the lower edges of the mirrors Q and R, and the lower portion of the peripheries thereof are only slightly lower than the lower edges of said mirrors, 3' ust sufficient to prevent the edges of the samples secured on the belt to catch against the mirrors, while at the same time the appearanee of an open line of light in the reflection of the pattern at the bottom of the box is avoided when taken in connection with the upward rolling of the sample-belt over other rolls, hereinafter described.

The member B of the stand is provided with drums S and S on which the sample-belt T is wound and from which said belt passes from one to the other over the bottom board I and guide-rolls U, U, and U The member A is provided with drums V V, upon which another sample-belt W may be wound, and passes from one to the other over the guide-rolls X X and under the guide-rolls T, so as to pass immediately beneath the end mirrors, as before set forth in connection with the belt T. This upper belt in passing over and under the guide-rolls, as just set forth, does not interfere with the lower belt T, while at the same time the guide-rolls prevent any open line of light in the reflection at the bottom of the box.

The guide-roll U beneath the bottom board serves to draw the lower belt sufficiently back in case it is desired to receive the member A on any flat surface during the display or in case the stand is placed at right angles, as will be hereinafter set forth.

The drums S and S? and V and V may be provided with springs or other contrivances detachably secured to the rear portion of the member A, upon which may be hung separate samples for temporary use in exhibiting, which samples when the lower belt is used could be swung over and rested upon the upper side of the mirror-box, and also may be placed upon the upper belt W, and by turning the drum of said belt these samples'may be drawn beneath the mirror-box and exhibited by the multiple reflection of the mirrors, as set forth in connection with the travelin g samples.

If desired, the ends of the mirror-box may be hinged at their ends to the sides J and L, so as to be swung with their backs toward the backs of the sides, so that the sides and ends of the box may be thus folded flat and rest on the base E, in which case the mirrors Q and B may be used as an ordinary mirror when this device is placed in a prominent position. This is also true of the device when the ends are hinged separately to the member A, since the mirrors Q, and R when secured in place may serve as two observation-mirrors and are especially adapted for the use of ladies and afford convenient means for observing both the upper portion of the body and the lower portion of the skirts.

Suitable bolts should be used for the several members of the box in order that they may be held in their active or folded position, so as to prevent accidental injury from the free swinging of these members.

It is to be noted that a third sample-belt may be used in connection with this construction by cutting away the lower edges of the sides Jof the mirror-box and mounting drums or upon each side of said box, upon which the belt I) is wound, said belt passing under the guide-rolls d, arranged in the same manner as described in connection with the rolls T, all of which is clearly shown in Fig. 4:, and, still further, other belts might be used in connection with this construction by providing other sets of drums and guiding these extra belts beneath the belts already described, and by this arrangement of this device a large number of samples may be conveniently displayed in a single machine of comparatively small size, and as a further convenience other samplebelts may be wound upon extra drums in such manner as to be conveniently substituted for the drums which were first exhibited, so that but little time would be lost in changing a series of samples.

YVhen the device is to be folded, the samples are all rolled upon the two lower drums and the sections of the mirror-box folded and secured by suitable bolts, the thumb-screw F in the brace-bar is backed off, and the hook f at the lower end of the member A engaged with the member 13, when the apparatus will bein a compact form.

Under some circumstances it is desirable to exhibit a greater number of samples than a single mirror-box will accommodate, in which case I make a stand of double width and add an extra mirror-box and duplicate the drums, guide-ro1ls, and belts, thus doubling the capacity of the apparatus, while but slightly increasing its weight and the space occupied thereby.

As shown in Fig. 3, this construction may ICC be utilized to bring the mirror-box to a horizontal position by adjusting the members A and B at right angles to each other and securing them in position by the thumb-screw and sliding brace-bar, after which the end of the member A may be either supported by being placed upon a counter or secured to the wall or other surface by means of the hook f. This sometimes becomes of great convenience and permits the display of samples in any desired position, thus especially adapting my present improvement for use in exhibiting carpets or wall-paper, since it is more satisfactory in inspecting carpets to have the samples in a horizontal plane, while in inspecting wall-paper it is preferable that it should stand upright or upon an angle.

If desired, the sides as well as the ends of the mirror-box may be secured to the member A by removable hinges, and it is preferable, when more than one sample-belt is to be used in connection with the device, that the sides be hinged in the same manner as shown in connection with the ends and that a space be left between the lower edges of the sides and the member A for thepassage of the sample-belt, as will be readily understood.

Other modifications might be utilized embodying my improvements without departing from the spirit of myinvention, and I therefore do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction here shown.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is In a device of the character described, a member A, a mirror-lined box consisting of a board extending between the sides of said member, end pieces pivoted between the sides to fold upward and downward respectively, said end pieces having their lower ends grooved or channeled, guide-rolls journaled to lie in said channels, sides hinged to the side rails of said member to swing outward, a member B, hinged to the member A to support said member in a slanting or horizontal position, a slotted brace-bar pivoted to the member A, a thumb-screw threaded into the member B through the slot of the brace-bar, drums journaled in member A, and a samplebelt wound on said drums and run over the board and under the guide-rolls,as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of two sub scribing witnesses.

ADOLPHUS PETERSON. IVitnesses:

R. M. PIERCE, SAMUEL L. TAYLOR. 

